Photo Spotlights

Carl Lutzer, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is one of the recipients of the 2014 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. The award encourages the professional growth and development of RIT faculty and specifically recognizes those members of the academic body who contribute most to enhance student learning. Full-time faculty with seven years or more of full-time teaching experince are eligible for this award.

Sean Hansen, assistant professor in management information systems at Saunders College of Business, was honored with RIT’s 2014 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is given to faculty who have taught three years or less and who foster excellence in teaching and leadership in the campus community.

Rose Marie Toscano, professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at NTID, received the 2014 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, and Meaghan Malone, a sustainable engineering graduate student, received the Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Service Award during the 2014 Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards ceremony May 8. Pictured are M. Ann Howard, senior associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts, left; Toscano; RIT President Bill Destler; Malone; and James Macchiano, associate director of Student and Recent Alumni Programs. To read more about the award winners, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50603.

Tim Reed was part of the civil engineering technology student design team that won top honors at the 2013 Associated Schools of Construction conference and design competition. Reed, one of RIT’s first Rochester City Scholars, will take his talents in engineering technology into the workplace when he graduates.

Breaking Bad cinematographer Michael Slovis ’76 (professional photographic illustration) spoke with a lighting class May 6. He spent two days on campus lecturing and working with students.

For the third straight year, the RIT men’s lacrosse team sits atop the Liberty League Conference. The top-ranked Tigers defeated second-seeded Union College 13-11 in the title game May 4 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers win their fifth conference title overall and third-straight Liberty League Championship, earning the automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament. RIT, ranked No. 1 in the nation, will play the winner between Ithaca College and Montclair State in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship on May 10 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers are 18-0 overall this season. For more men’s lacrosse coverage, go to ritathletics.com.

Approximately 32,000 visitors explored the RIT campus during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 3. Here, the Robotic S’more Maker drew long lines of people to sample the gooey treat.

President Destler’s E-Vehicle Autocross kicked off the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 3.

The RIT Orchestra will join Professor Thomas Warfield, the School of Interactive Gaming and Media, and the RIT/NTID Dance Company in ...and Melodies Unheard, a multimedia performance honoring Robert Panara and inspired by his own poetry. The performance runs from May 1-3 in the Robert F. Panara Theatre.

Rochester City Scholar Hassan Robinson is majoring in information technology in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. Robinson, who is on target to graduate in May, is part of the first graduating class of the Rochester City Scholars program. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50630.

Joel Frater, assistant provost for diversity at The College at Brockport, has had the opportunity to meet with students, faculty and staff during his time at RIT to hear their thoughts on leadership—an experience that he said has been invaluable. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=50667.

Holi, a celebration of spring, was part of SpringFest sponsored by OASIS April 26. The festival symbolizes love and colors by singing and dancing with dry colored powder and water. From left, RIT students Hassan Jehan, Jayjeet Gohain Baruah and Devansh Punjala.